LETTERS
Saint Patrick’s Day: How to save more of your green
Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland and legend credits him with driving all the snakes from that island. As a financial counseling director for LSS, it made me wonder, what are the financial snakes that families today need to drive out of their lives?By Darryl Dahlheimer , March 17, 2010
Assessments necessary to measure performance
Minnesota has a proud tradition of excellence in education. Minnesota’s academic standards and assessments are ensuring Minnesota students have the essential skills necessary for success after high school.By Alice Seagren , March 17, 2010
Health care is as important as education
I believe that health care is as important as education. We have public education and need health care for everyone also. Everyone shouldn’t expect to get every little thing they want done, but they should be able to have coverage that they can afford so that they will be able to carry on with their life.March 12, 2010
LP Community Choir donates to food pantry
The Lake Park Area Community Choir donated $513 to the Becker County Food Pantry.By Diane Volrath, Hitterdal , March 10, 2010
Congress, president need to focus on unemployment
The worst thing about what is being called the Great Recession is not the impact on the economy, but on our people. Millions are out of work and looking for jobs. The national unemployment rate is reported at 9.7 percent, but the real rate (including unemployed workers who are not receiving unemployment benefits) is 16.7 percent — or a little more than one in seven Americans.March 10, 2010
Letters: Generous support comes through for Avenue of Flags
Our people must be among the most generous people on earth. I am so glad to be living in this caring and giving community.March 05, 2010
Letters: Thanks to many for help, support to Tyler Shipman
I would like to once again extend a heartfelt thank you to our family, friends, and community for their generous and loving support of our family during Tyler’s illness and death.March 05, 2010
Letters: Person responsible for dog’s death should step forward
This letter is in response to the incident that took place on Pelican Lake on Monday the 15th of February around 4:40 p.m., when a young man was almost struck and his dog hit and killed by three snowmobile operators.March 05, 2010
Medical marijuana should not be legalized 
I am concerned about alleviating pain as much as anyone. I recently experienced the loss of my only sister from ovarian cancer.
March 03, 2010
Minnesota ranks poorly when it comes to freedom
In 2009, Professors William P. Ruger and Jason Sorens presented the first-ever comprehensive ranking of the American states on their public policies affecting individual freedoms in the economic, social, and personal spheres.
March 03, 2010
Hospitals shouldn’t charge for activity participation form
It has recently come to my attention that hospitals in Fargo have started to charge $20 to sign a medical form for participation in activities (ie, special olympics, camps, riding lessons, school sports, etc.).
March 03, 2010
Adding to bonding bill not a fiscally good idea
Senator Langseth wants to add another $1 billion of debt onto the backs of Minnesotans. Why is a $1 billion debt financed bonding bill bad? First, Langseth has justified the large size of this bill because of low interest rates.
By Jackie McClernon, Wheaton , February 24, 2010
Letters: Governor steals from homeowners’ fire service fund
Minnesota communities and their firefighters have had a long and rocky road in trying to maintain adequate fire protection. The fire protection that all the citizens of Minnesota believe in and rely on, in their greatest time of need, must be the best.
February 22, 2010
Thanks to ‘guardian angel’ snow remover
On Feb. 8 on Height of Land Drive, Township 6, the plow went by and left over a foot of snow entering our driveway. On the 9th we drove through it, as we do Meals on Wheels every Tuesday, and it was like that when we came home but plowed through it again.
By Dana & Ginni Powers, Rochert , February 17, 2010
Jeers to Tribune for headline
Your Feb. 3 article headline regarding the abuse of a patient at Sunnyside Nursing home was offensive for three reasons. First, what’s with that flippant little phrase “Put a sock in it?”
By Rhonda Nickel, Detroit Lakes , February 10, 2010
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